Endophthalmitis Rate in Immediately Sequential versus Delayed Sequential Bilateral Cataract Surgery within the Intelligent Research in Sight (IRIS®) Registry Data.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To compare the rate of postoperative endophthalmitis after immediately sequential bilateral cataract surgery (ISBCS) versus delayed sequential bilateral cataract surgery (DSBCS) using the American Academy of Ophthalmology Intelligent Research in Sight (IRIS®) Registry database.

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Participants

Patients in the IRIS Registry who underwent cataract surgery from 2013 through 2018.

Methods

Patients who underwent cataract surgery were divided into 2 groups: (1) ISBCS and (2) DSBCS (second-eye surgery ≥1 day after the first-eye surgery) or unilateral surgery. Postoperative endophthalmitis was defined as endophthalmitis occurring within 4 weeks of surgery by International Classification of Diseases (ICD) code and ICD code with ad

SUBMITTER: Lacy M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8755857 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature